April 23, 2010
Worth Mentioning
Ruth’s House Yard Sale
A yard sale will be held on Saturday, April 24 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the University of Evansville, in front of Moore Hall near Rotherwood.
All proceeds benefit Ruth’s House, a transitional women’s home in Evansville. The house closed last year since sponsors did not want to operate it in debt, and they have been raising funds since then. The doors will hopefully open soon, but they still need community help.
In the event of rain on Saturday, the yard sale will take place on the following Saturday, May 1.
A parenting pointer
Is your child dealing with NDD (Nature Deficit Disorder)? Continue the spirit of Earth Day by doing something outside with your child this weekend. Perhaps take a walk or hike together. Take along a bag and pick up litter as you go. Make it into a contest.
See http://www.susanvogt.net.
Global Social Justice Third World Travel Stipend available
A travel stipend is available to help Catholic lay persons from the 12-county area of the Diocese of Evansville to visit Third World missions.
The program is administered by the Tri-State Chapter of the Maryknoll Lay Affiliates, and offers stipends of $500 to $600.
Applicants should submit a letter of intent, with an overview of where and why the travel is planned, and how the traveler will witness to the trip once back home.
Also, back home, the traveler must write a 200-500 word essay about the trip for publication in local print media and visit a Maryknoll Lay Affiliate meeting to share your stories and photos.
The Tri-State Chapter of Maryknoll Lay Affil-iates, founded in 2001, has as its special mission to promote global education and solidarity by encouraging travel to developing nations and presenting education programs to encourage such travel.
Details are available.
Send e-mail to Mary Seibert, maia@hughes.net, Ann Ennis, aennis@insightbb.com or Kathy Reitz, kathreitz@aol.com
Lay vocations, too
The U.S. Bishops’ Secretariat of Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations is initiating a new website on April 25 to be a resource for both laity and clergy in the promotion of vocations. The launch date is the World Day of Prayer for Vocations and Good Shepherd Sunday.
The site has two goals:
To help individuals hear and respond to the call by God to the priesthood or consecrated life, and
To educate all Catholics on the importance of encouraging others through prayer and activities to promote vocations.
The Vocations Website can be found at www.ForYourVocation.org. A Spanish-language site will be available this fall at www.PorTuVocacion.org.
Vatican display in St. Louis
One of the largest collections of art, documents and historically significant objects from the Vatican ever to tour North America is coming to St. Louis.
The exhibition features approximately 170 rare works of art and historically significant objects, many of which have never left the Vatican. St. Louis is one of only three U.S. cities to host “Vatican Splendors.”
Highlights of the exhibition include artwork by Michelangelo, personal objects, and tools used in work on the Sistine Chapel and Basilica of St. Peter’s; works by masters including Bernini and Giotto; artwork dating back to the third century; venerated relics (bone fragments) of St. Peter and St. Paul; storied frescoes and mosaics; works by well-known sculptors; intricately embroidered silk vestments; precious objects from the Papal Mass; historical maps and documents; objects discovered at the tombs of St. Peter and St. Paul; and historical objects from the modern and ancient basilicas of St. Peter’s in Rome
Tickets are $19.50 for adults, $17 for seniors, and $13 for children (age 6-12). Children five and under are admitted free with adult ticket purchase.
Discounts are available for parishes, in a program called the Parish Advantage, with $2 off each ticket. Tickets can be purchased at vaticansplendors.com, or at (877) 282-8422.